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He went to Illinois in 1839, and, after living for eighteen months in a log hut built by himself on a prairie, he removed to Cincinnati, where he was for a short time connected with the “Gazette.” He returned to Massachusetts in 1842, married a sister of Margaret Fuller, and settled in Concord, Mass. He was on the editorial staff of the New York “Tribune” in 1844-'5, and in 1855-'6 was one of the editors of the New Bedford “Mercury.” He began in 1836 to write verses for the Boston “Journal,” in which he also published a series of essays on Shakespeare. His contributions to the “Dial,” in 1841-'4, include an unfinished series of psychological essays, called “The Youth of the Poet and Painter.” He has published five volumes of poems (1843-7); “The Woodman” (Boston, 1849); “Near Home” (1858); and “The Wanderer” (1872). He has also written two volumes of prose, “Conversations in Rome between an Artist, a Catholic, and a Critic” (Boston, 1847); and “Thoreau, the Poet Naturalist” (1873). — Edward, the son of William Ellery Channing, the younger, b. in Dorchester (now Boston), 15 June, 1856, was graduated at Harvard in 1878. In 1883 he was appointed instructor in history in Harvard college. He is the author of the following books: “Town and County Government in the English Colonies of North America” (Baltimore, 1884); “Narragansett Planters” (Baltimore. 1886); and the article “Companions of Columbus” in Justin Winsor's “Narrative and Critical History of America.” He is a member of the Massachusetts historical society, of the American antiquarian society, and of the Military historical society of Massachusetts.

CHAPAIS, Jean Charles, Canadian statesman, b. in Riviere Quelle, Canada East, about 1825. He was educated at Nicolet college, is a merchant, and was a member of the executive council and com- missioner of public works in Canada from March, 1864, until the union in 1867. He was sworn of the privy council, 1 July, 1867, and was minister of agriculture from that date until 16 Nov., 1870, when he became receiver-general, which office he resigned in 1873. He has been a government di- rector of the Grand Trunk railway, and represent- ed several constituencies in the legislature of Que- bec. He is a conservative, and was called to the senate on 13 Jan., 1868.

CHAPIN, Aaron Lucius, educator, b. in Hart- ford, 6 Feb., 1817; d. in Beloit, Wis., 22 Feb., 1892. He was graduated at Yale and at Union theologi- cal seminary. He was professor in the New York institution for deaf-mutes from 1838 till 1843, and pastor of the 1st Presbyterian church in Milwau- kee from 1843 till 1849. when he was elected the first president of Beloit college, which he retained from that date imtil 1886, when he resigned. He was for a number of years one of the editors of the " Congregational Review," and published a work, " First Principles of Political Economy," in 1880.

CHAPIN, Alonzo Bowen, clergyman, b. in Somers, Conn., 10 March, 1808 ; d. in Hartford, 9 July, 1858. Re left the study of theology for the ]%vf, was admitted to the bar in 1831, and estab- lished himself at Wallingford. He edited the " Chronicle of the Church," an Episcopal paper at New Haven, for eight years, and, resuming his theological studies, was ordained in 1838 ; was rec- tor of Christ church. West Haven, until 1850, and of St. Luke's, Glastenbury, until 1855, when he re- moved to Hartford and edited the "Calendar." Dr. Chapin is the author of a " Classical Spelling- Book " ; "A View of the Organization and Order of the Primitive Church" (1845); "Views of Gos- pel Truth " ; " Glastenbury for 200 Years " (1853) ; " Puritanism not Protestantism " (1847). He also contributed to the " Knickerbocker," " Christian Spectator," "American Quarterly Review," " Church Review," and " New York Review."

CHAPIN, Edwin Hubbell, clergyman, b. in Union Village, Washington co., N. Y., 29 Dec. 1814 ; d. in New York city, 27 Dec, 1880. He re- ceived his early training at the Bennington, Vt., seminary, his parents having removed to that town, and. after com- pleting the semi- nary course, studied law in Troy, N. Y., but soon went to Uti- ca and became editor of " The Magazine and Advocate," a pe- riodical devoted to the interests of Universalism. About the same time he deter- mined to study for the minis- try, and was or- dained in 1837.

His first pastoral duties were in Richmond, Va., where he remained for three years, and then removed to Charlestown, Mass. After six years spent there, he was invited to take charge of the School street Universalist church in Boston, as the colleague of the venerable Hosea Ballon. In 1848 he accepted an invitation from tlie 4th Universalist church of New York city, then situated near City Hall park. His preaching proved so attractive that a larger building became necessary, and within four years two changes were made to more spacious quarters. In 1850 Dr. Chapin went to Europe as a delegate to the peace congress at Frankfort-on-the-Main. In the period preceding the civil war he was con- spicuous among the opponents of negro slavery, and during its continuance lent his great influence to the support of the government. At the close of the war, when the flags of the New York regi- ments were delivered to the keeping of the state, Dr. Chapin was appointed orator for the occasion, and made an address of remarkable power and elo- quence. In 1866 his congregation removed to the " Church of the Divine Paternity," 45th street and 5th avenue. New York city, where it has since re- mained. Dr. Chapin had long been one of the most prominent of metropolitan preachers, and the new church became one of the points to which throngs of church-goers — and, which is more important, throngs of non-church-goers — resorted whenever it was known that the pastor would speak. Although he was zealous and diligent in his church duties, he was among the most popular of public lectur- ers, and, while his health permitted, his services were constantly in demand. He was not a pro- found student in the scholarly acceptation of the term, but as a student and interpreter of human nature, in its relations to the great questions of the time, he had few superiors. His denominational religious associations were with the Universalists ; but his sympathies were of the broadest character, and he numbered among his personal friends many of the staunchest advocates of orthodoxy, who could not but admire his eloquence, however much they may have dissented from his religious teaching. In creeds Dr. Chapin did not believe; but he preached a wise conduct in life, and in- cluded in the range of his pulpit themes every